Motor vehicle



'June 7, 1938.

M. TIBBETTS MOTOR VEHICLE Filed April 2o 1934 2 `sheets-sheet 1OOOOOOOOOO LE Filed April 20, 1934 2 Sheetzs-Sheetv 2 Patented June 7,1938 UNITED STATES MOTOR Milton Tibbetts, Detroit Mich., assignor toPackard Motor Car Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of MichiganApplication Aprilv20, 1934, Serial No. 721,415

8 Claims.

This invention relates to motor vehicles and more p-articularly towindow constructions for the bodies of motor vehicles.

One object of the present invention is to im- 5 prove the constructionand mode of operation of windows for motor vehiclesl and to provide awindow construction in which the windows may be adjusted in a novel andimproved manner.

Another object of the invention is to produce a window constructio-n formotor vehicles in which the windows may be positioned to provide certainnew arrangements of window openings.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window construction formotor vehicles in which the windows may be adjusted to secure certainimproved results in the ventilation of a motor vehicle body.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in awindow construction embodying the novel and improved featureshereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims, theadvantages of which will be readily understood by those skilled in theart.

The invention will be clearly understood from the accompanying drawingsillustrating a window construction embodying the invention in itspreferred form and the following detailed description of theconstructions therein shown.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation illustrating theforward portion of the body of a motor vehicle having a windowconstruction embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are views similar to Fig. 1 illustrating respectivelycertain of the parts in different positions and Fig. 6 is a detailperspective view illustrating certain parts of the window operatingmechamsm.

The invention is illustrated in this application as -applied to the bodyof a motor vehicle indicated at 2. The invention is shown as applied toone of the doors 4 of the vehicle having a window vcasing 6 in the upperportion thereof.

In the form of the invention illustrated in this application, the door 4is provided with two transparent windo-w sections preferably made ofglass and indicated respectively at 8 and I0. The section 8 is movablehorizontally from the closed position shown in Fig. 5 to the partiallyopen position shown in Fig. 1 to leave a relatively long narrow openingI2 between the forward portion of said section and the window frame. Thesection 8 is also movable vertically from the position shown in Fig. 1to fully open position entirely within the lower portion of the door. Inthe preferred construction, they section 8 is so supported and operatedthat in moving the samefrom closed to fully open position, the sectionis first moved horizontally into the position shown in Fig. 1 and isthen moved vertically downward to fully open position.

The section I is movable horizontally from closed position shown in Fig.to the partiallyl open position shown in Fig. 3 to leave a relativelylong narrow opening I4 between the rear edge of said section and thewindow frame. The section lil is also movable vertically from theposition shown in Fig. 3 to fully open position en-' tirely within thelower portion of the door as shown in Fig. 5. The section lll and themechanisrn for supporting and operating the same are preferably soconstructed and arranged that, in moving said section from closed tofully open# position, the section is first moved horizontally into theposition shown in Fig. 3 and is then moved vertically downward to fullyopen position.

Any suitable mechanism may be employed for producing the horizontal andvertical move-V ments of the two window sections. Fig. 1 shows onemechanism which may be employed for producing these movements. In theconstruction shown in this ligure, the lower edge of the section lll issecured within a groove in a supportingV member i6 mounted forhorizontal and. vertical movements. The member I6 is provided with ashoulder I8 which slidably engages the upper edge of a carrier and saidmember is connected with the carrier by means of pins 22 engaging inA aslot 24 in the carrier'. The carrier 20 is provided at its opposite endswith projecting shoes 26 which engage vertical guides 28 mounted on thedoor.

The vertical movements of the window section?" IIJ are produced bymoving the carrier 20 vertically and the horizontal movements of saidsection are produced by moving horizontally the supporting member i6.The mechanism for producing these movements of the window section`comprises an arm 3l! secured to a rotary gear 32 and carrying at itsouter end a pin 34 which engages in a slot 36 in the carrier 2l). Themajor portion of the slot 35 is preferably substantially horizontal sothat the movements of the pin 34l therethrough will produce verticalmovements of the carrier 20. The left hand portion of the slot 36however conforms to an are struck from the center of the gear 32. Themovement of the pin 34 through the latter portion of the slot 36;.'55

therefore will producano vertical lmovement ofY the carrier 20. Y A VThe horizontal movements ofthe member I6 are produced by the` pin 34'during the Vmove- Y ments VVof said pin'through the arcuate portion oftheV Vslot 36.l To this' end the lmember I6 is hand end, Fig. 1,isrspaced from the; projection 40 to receive the pin 34 between them, asshown VV in Figs. l 'and 6.V Thegdownward movement lof YVthe latch V44is limited. by means of stop pin- 44aV .mounted on the member I6. Thelatch is lifted Y to disengage they same from' the. pin 34 substantiallyat a predetermined point'in the movement 'of the membei` I6 to theright,'lig.v 1, bythe en-V gagement'of a earn face 45 ont theflatch withav pin 46.mounted on the carrier 2i) and passing "through asiot V.si inthezmember le; 'The latch. :is held-in. positionfin eng-agement with thepin Moby means of Ya coiled'spring 49.

The gear 432 .is rotated manually to move the f Y window section Itlaterally and to raise and lower the same preferably bymeans of areduction gear Ytrain comprising' gears.5,.5il and 54 Vrotatably mountedon the door frame. k'Il "orthe shaft Aof the gearV54 issecuredacrankarm.r 56" for rotating `V manually said gear. Y

.,tially. in the positions shown Vin Fig. 1 in whichv The mechanismabove Vdescribed Yfor operating the windowsection ill has the followingmode of operation.V VStarting with the palts substan- Vthe windowsection'l is completely closed,- the pin. 34`then engaging between-theprojection. 40

.and thelatch 44,' the crank V56. is rotated in aV yclockwise directiontorope'n the window section;

' ythereby rotating the gear 32 in Ythe* samev direc- Y 'V16 to theright therewith,` thereby slidingthe Vwini dow section horizontallytothe position shown in' tion. As the .arm 30 swings to the right fromthe position shown in Fig. 1, the'movement jof. VthegpinV 34, throughthe-engagement of saidpin with'the end of the latch' 44, moves'themember Fig..3 to VproVducea ventila'ting'opening between the left handedge of the window section and the window frame. V

latch is lifted byVtheV engagement of the'cam face 45 withpin-46suiilciently to free vthe end of the same from operative engagement withthe pin 34V allowing the pin to swing past the end ofthe latch therebycausing the termination of the hor- .,izontalv movementv of the memberI6. During the .continued swinging movementof the Varm 30, the

engagementof the pin 34m. the horizontal portion of theslot 36'willylower the window section,

wing I4 at the rear vthereof or tozprovide an open- Durllg theturning-movement of the gear' 32 y by means of the crank 56 inthereverse direc- Vtion,the'swingingV movement of thearm Bil'v willVraisethe window section during the engagement of the pin.34 in thehorizontal portion ofthe V slot' 36, theY pin reaching the arcuateleft'hand' vportionof the slot substantially as the window sectionreaches its uppermost'position'. d Just rbe- .fore the pinV34 reachesthe arcuate portion of theV fslot, said pin engages the latch 44 :andlifts the latch and passes beyond the same into engage- Vment with theprojection 4B, the latch dropping dOWnbehind the p-in'into substantiallythe position shownin Figs. 1 and 6 as the pini passes the end of thelatch. Duringthe continued swinging movement of the arm 30, the memberiismoved Vaiiaeee fitting relation. vstructed and arranged so that the`l'iorizrontalclosing movementof asection produced'by theactuation oftheoperating'VmechVanism will force-theV Y Substantially as Vthe'pin 34reaches the. horizontal portion ofthe slot' the Y of the pin, however,produces no vertical movementy of the ywindow's'ection.since the pin ismoving ythrough the arcuate portion of the slot 36.U

Mechanism similar tothe mechanism for Vmoving the window sectVion'lVllVis providedior ymoving Vthe with the projection l4|). This movement Y fthe windowr section 8.V However, the-mechanism VV for moving the windowsection 8 fromclosed to Yfully open position is arranged ,toV4 move saidsec.- tion rst horizontally to the left' substantially int'o theposition shown in Fig. 1 and `then down-Y wardly. The principal parts ofa mechanism such V as thatA shown for' operating the .window section tothe sectionA 8. It isVV not considered necessary to show the mechanismVfor" operating thesection 18 in this application. Y l V' V A' In orderto Vprovide a tight joint between VtheV .window sections 8 and l0 whenboth sectionsare .in closed positions,V the Vclosure strips-.V58 landt!)gare mountedrespectively on the adjacent edges f of said sections. Thestrip 58 is provided with a c groove'to receivethe edge of the windowsection( 8. Said strip is also formedwith a flange .62. and.` .arelatively narrow groove 64 arranged to interiitq witha lflange-Wand a4similargroove 68 on the Y strip 6i) when the sections arein'closedpositions. V. Thestrip 6l) is also .provided with a groove to'Vreceive the edge ofthe windowsectionplii. Fig.

2 shows in` full lines the positions .of 'the-strips. `58

Y and 6l] when the windowfsections' and l!) are in the 'positions shownin Fig. 1. When either of the sections 8 and I0 is moved horizontallyinto closed position, while theother section is in closed position, thestrips 58 and 60 will be movedintointer- The parts Vare preferablyconstrips 58 and 6l) tightlytogetherto form atight .joint betweenVthe'sectionVs.-V f Y -With the above constructionaV wide range in` thearrangement of the windowopenings'may be secured.- As above describedthe-.window section.

desired Yposition -between thefully raisedposition shown finFig. 1 andfully lowered position. 4

the section may beadjusted to providean openyingextending alongfthe'frontV-of and abovesaid section, the widthY of the opening aboveY'the sec'- Y tion depending uponl the vvertical :adjustment ofV thesection. .In a similarfmannerthe section-'IIJ Y may be adjustedhorizontally torprovideen opening extending at thev rear'of andabovethesection,'the width of the opening above the section depending uponvthe vvertical adjustment/of the section. An almostunlimited number 0fvariations'in the window openings maybegproduced by combinations ofvarious adjustmentsof the .two-

sections. V

VByadjusting the section'lu in rolly-'iowee Y position onzthe sideVofthe motor vehicle upon which'the driver Vis seated, .with thecorresponde Y vided through which the arm Yof theclriver may beprojected for the ,purpose of signaling andthe y'clos'ed'front section.willprotect the driver' from drafts. d f

ing Vsection 8 in closed position, an opening is pro-j vIt is to beunderstood that the invention' is not Y limited to the particularconstruction'and ar*- rangement of parts of the illustrated embodimentof the invention, but that the construction shown and described ismerely illustrative of the invention and that the invention may beembodied in other forms within the scope of the claims,

What I claim is:

1. A window construction for motor vehicles comprising forward and rearwindow sections each mounted for horizontal movement, means foradjusting and holding the forward section in position with an-openingbetween the forward edge of the glass and the window frame, and meansfor adjusting and holding the rear section in position with an openingbetween the rear edge vof the glass and the window frame, said holdingmeans being constructed to hold said sections from horizontal movementin either direction after adjustment thereof.

2. A window construction for motor vehicles comprising a transparentpanel movable vertically and horizontally between open and closedpositions and means for supporting and moving said panel including avertically movable carrier having a slo-t therein, means for guiding thecarrier, a support mounted for horizontal movement on the carrier, anoperating lever, a device carried by said lever engaging in the slot inthe carrier to raise and lower the carrier, the support having anabutment engaged by said device to move the support in one directionhorizo-ntally, a latch carried by the support and engaged by said deviceto move the support horizontally in the opposite direction and means tothrow the latch into and out of operative position at predeterminedpoints inthe movement of the carrier.

3. A window construction for motor vehicles comprising two win-dowsections, and mechanisms associated with such sections and operable tomove the same individually in directions vertically or longitudinally ofsaid vehicle.

4. A window construction for motor vehicle bodies comprising two windowsections, and operating mechanisms associated with said window sections,actuation of such mechanisms moving the sections independently eithervertically or in opposite directions longitudinally of the body.

5. A window construction for motor vehicle bodies comprising two windowsections arranged to close an opening in the body wall, a verticallyadjustable carrier for each section, mountings for the window sectionscarried by said carrier and movable longitudinally of the body,mechanisms operable from the interior of the body for independentlyraising and lowering said carriers, and mechanisms operated by saidraising and lowering mechanisms to shift said mountings on said carriersin a direction longitudinally of the body and thereby o-pen the frontand rear ends of the window opening in the body.

6. A window construction for motor vehicles comprising a transparentpanel, a vertically movable carrier, a support for the panel mounted onthe carrier for movement thereon longitudinally of the vehicle, actuatormeans operable to shift' such carrier vertically, abutment means engagedby said actuator means for moving the support longitudinally of thevehicle, and means on said carrier for shifting a portion of theabutment means into and out of operative engagement with said actuatormeans.

'7. A window construction for motor vehicles comprising a transparentpanel, a vertically movable carrier, a support for the panel mounted onthe carrier"for movement thereon longitudinally of the vehicle, actuatormeans operable to shift said carrier vertically, abutment meansengageable by said actuator means for moving the support longitudinallyof the Vehicle, a portion of said abutment means being movably mountedon said support, and means on said carrier for shifting the movableportion of the abutment means into and out of operative engagement withsaid actuator means.

8. A window construction for motor vehicles comprising a transparentpanel, a vertically movable carrier, a support for the panel mounted onthe carrier for movement thereon longitudinally of the vehicle, actuatormeans operable to shift said carrier vertically, abutment meansengageable by said actuator means for moving the support longitudinallyof the vehicle, a portion of said abutment means being pivotally mountedon said support, and means on said carrier for shifting the pivotedabutment means into and out of operative engagement vwith said actuatormeans.

MILTON TIBBETTS.

